Transport of mass and energy in porous media due to natural convection. The geothermal basin problem
Abstract
The modeling is discussed of physical processes occurring in liquid-dominated geothermal systems. The topics which are described include: (1) an analysis of field data from the Mesa Anomaly, Imperial Valley, California leading to a physical characterization of that system; (2) presence and role of fault zones in a geothermal area; (3) deformations occurring in a model of a geothermal area due to earthtide loading; (4) heat and mass transfer in fault zones and large-scale geothermal systems; and (5) deformation and failure of rock systems in a saturated, high temperature and pressure environment.
- Publication:
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Colorado Univ. Boulder Technical Report
- Pub Date:
- January 1976
- Bibcode:
- 1976cub..reptR....K
- Keywords:
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- Convective Heat Transfer;
- Geothermal Resources;
- Porous Materials;
- California;
- Geological Surveys;
- Mass Transfer;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer